Estate papers are an intriguing mix of the myriad documents generated by a family and their staff in the management of their estate, often over several generations. The contents typically comprise rentals, deeds, letters, staff records, maps and wills. Within this mix of trivia, a document can occasionally be found that illustrates some aspect of...Read More
In recent years the National Library of Ireland took possession of a scrapbook containing documents and newspaper clippings concerning a career in the late-nineteenth century colonial administration of British West Africa. The scrapbook belonged to a man born in Mountrath in November 1842 named John Joseph Crooks. Crooks first landed in what was then known...Read More
Laois County Council, with financial support from Creative Ireland, seeks to award grants to communities and artists working together to explore and present aspects of Laois’s heritage through varying art forms.Read More
The Laois Heritage Society Committee would like to welcome all interested parties to attend the 2024 AGM on Thursday 15th of February at 8pm at Midlands Park HotelRead More
The first Local Studies coffee morning of 2024 will take place this Saturday, 13th January at 11am in the Community Room in Portlaoise Library.Read More
Laois Local Studies was established to collect, preserve and make available for reference, material relating to the history and heritage of County Laois.
